Go no farther than Newport, Kentucky, where the annual East Row Victorian Christmas Tour will take place on Saturday, Dec. 1, and Sunday, Dec. 2, from noon to 6 p.m.

Visit East Row Historic District, on the National Register of Historic Places and the second largest historic district in Kentucky. You can view seven houses as well as two points of interest. Houses are selected for their distinctive interiors and exteriors as well as historic design.

Tour tickets are available for $18 at Movement Church, 415 E. Eighth St., Newport, KY 41071. Children ages 12 and under are admitted free when accompanied by an adult. Tickets are available for both days.

Houses reflect Queen Anne and Victorian interiors as well as Italianate exterior architecture. Interior features include original staircases, fireplace mantles and woodwork. Residents have decorated their homes with a holiday theme. Visitors will also see newly renovated kitchens, master suites and bathrooms.

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The home of Jim Price, 301 Overton St., is on the tour. He has restored his German Victorian home for two and a half years. It is a 7,000-plus-square-foot home that features six fireplaces and 21 stained glass windows. The third-floor studio includes a quilting machine and an area for creating and repairing stained glass windows.

Although some of the neighborhood has gentrified, Price said, “Where else can I live in a neighborhood like this, five minutes away from Cincinnati? Everyone in the neighborhood stays connected.”

Also on the tour is the Walker family house at 644 Linden St. It features original light fixtures and a mural on the living room ceiling. The two-story Italianate house at 905 Monroe St. is owned by the Dewalt family.

One point of interest is the Newport History Museum, formerly the Afro-American School. The museum hosts a photography exhibit, a competition of local high school students filming East Row homes.

Many visitors walk the tour, but a shuttle bus will make periodic stops along the route during tour hours. Restrooms are available. The district is easily maneuvered by wheelchairs, but the homes on the tour are not handicapped accessible.

Free parking is available in the lot between Fifth and Sixth streets on Washington Avenue or at St. John’s United Church of Christ parking lot at Fourth Street and Park Avenue. Visitors may also park at Newport on the Levee or the pay lot across from The Carnegie Event Center.

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